Broncos shake up secondary, with Vaughn and Moore taking less time

Miami Gardens, Fla. — Cassius Vaughn and Rahim Moore will have their playing time reduced in favor of Jonathan Wilhite and Quinton Carter, at least at the start of the Broncos game here today against the Miami Dolphins.

Carter will start alongside Brian Dawkins as the Broncos’ safeties. It’s clear defensive tackle Dennis Allen wants better tackling from his back end. Vaughn had started the first five games at left cornerback, but Champ Bailey will stay outside at left cornerback while Wilhite will take the nickel position.

Wilhite had been the nickel for the three games that Bailey was down with a hamstring injury; Vaughn and Bailey played last week, with Bailey at the nickel, in the previous game against San Diego when Wilhite was down with a week-long virus.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.